Frankfurt Airport Shuts Terminal 2 for €1.5 Billion Overhaul After Opening €4 Billion Terminal 3
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Updated · Aviation Week · Jun 15
Frankfurt Airport Shuts Terminal 2 for €1.5 Billion Overhaul After Opening €4 Billion Terminal 3
2 articles · Updated · Aviation Week · Jun 15
Summary
Frankfurt Airport has closed Terminal 2 as planned, starting a €1.5 billion renovation of the 1994 facility after more than 30 years of heavy use.
Terminal 3’s April opening enabled the shutdown: airlines previously based in Terminal 2 have already moved into the new €4 billion terminal.
Terminal 2 is slated to return in the mid-2030s with capacity for more than 10 million passengers; detailed planning alone is expected to take over three years, with main construction scheduled to start in 2030.
The move is part of a wider airport investment push, with Perth hiring DXC for a multi-billion-dollar expansion, Atlanta adding 63 new Plane Train vehicles, and Auckland refurbishing departures space.